Press Release

Sections of Submarine Cable retrieved and examined

MEDIA RELEASE

Sections of Submarine Cable retrieved and examined

 June 5, 2019, Georgetown, Guyana: On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, officials from the Guyana Power and Light Inc. with assistance from contracted deep water divers, retrieved sections of the submarine cable approximately 714 metres/0.7 km from our Kingston operation.

Upon examination; the armor and insulation protection of the submarine cable bore damages which extend to the conductors within the cable.

Further examinations along the remaining length of the cable that rests within the channel of the Demerara River extending to Vreed-En-Hoop will be conducted tomorrow.

Thereafter, our Company will provide updates.